Hey, I just joined this forum, I thought it would provide me with some learning and insight in my aquarium endeavors. I currently have a 10 gallon tank, I plan to continue upgrading as the money accumulates. My dad has a 50 or maybe it was 70 gallon tank, I have always enjoyed it, so I wanted to start maintaining my own fishes.
Right now I have a golden gourami, he about 2 1/2 inches long right now and I have had him for about three months. Well I knew gouramis were sometimes aggressive fish, but I needed an algae eater, so I went and got a chinese algae eater, who is about 2 inches. I was worried of course but I had to try, well this morning my gourami started chasing it, surprise surprise. So I put him in "time out" as I have read about, he's been in there for about an hour now. I had read to keep them in there for 12-24 hours, but that seems a little excessive. I have also heard about rearranging the tank, but there is only so many ways to arrange a 10 gallon tank.
So my first question: Has anyone used either of these methods or know of any other solutions that may be more effective? If anything I have a friend who would be willing to take my chinese algae eater. We'll just have to see how time out works. (Those who are not familiar with it, its pretty much seperating the bully fish from the rest of the tank, allowing new fish to acclimate and the bully fish to chill.)
The next order of business, my aquarium plants. I bought some random bulbs from the petstore, which I read you shouldn't do, and they brought along flatworms, but I exterminated those. These two bulbs grew into plants that were the same type and they flowered and shed some lovely seeds. Now my dad told me he has never had plants that have produced seeds, or plantlings before, lucky me. So these seeds have sprouted leaves and stems and become lovely little images of their mothers, TWENTY EIGHT daughters, lucky parents. Right now they are still small, I managed to give five to my cousins and only two have not made it, so I am still left with growing twenty one lovely little sproutlings. I do feel terrible about just throwing them out into that dry earthy world, but obviously they could cause quite a problem if allowed to grow up in a little 10 gallon environment. So does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do with these sprouts? Is it sad that I have such sympathy for plant life?
Well I hope I enjoy being apart of this forum and thanks for any insight anyone can provide.
Right now I have a golden gourami, he about 2 1/2 inches long right now and I have had him for about three months. Well I knew gouramis were sometimes aggressive fish, but I needed an algae eater, so I went and got a chinese algae eater, who is about 2 inches. I was worried of course but I had to try, well this morning my gourami started chasing it, surprise surprise. So I put him in "time out" as I have read about, he's been in there for about an hour now. I had read to keep them in there for 12-24 hours, but that seems a little excessive. I have also heard about rearranging the tank, but there is only so many ways to arrange a 10 gallon tank.
So my first question: Has anyone used either of these methods or know of any other solutions that may be more effective? If anything I have a friend who would be willing to take my chinese algae eater. We'll just have to see how time out works. (Those who are not familiar with it, its pretty much seperating the bully fish from the rest of the tank, allowing new fish to acclimate and the bully fish to chill.)The next order of business, my aquarium plants. I bought some random bulbs from the petstore, which I read you shouldn't do, and they brought along flatworms, but I exterminated those. These two bulbs grew into plants that were the same type and they flowered and shed some lovely seeds. Now my dad told me he has never had plants that have produced seeds, or plantlings before, lucky me. So these seeds have sprouted leaves and stems and become lovely little images of their mothers, TWENTY EIGHT daughters, lucky parents. Right now they are still small, I managed to give five to my cousins and only two have not made it, so I am still left with growing twenty one lovely little sproutlings. I do feel terrible about just throwing them out into that dry earthy world, but obviously they could cause quite a problem if allowed to grow up in a little 10 gallon environment.
So does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do with these sprouts? Is it sad that I have such sympathy for plant life?Well I hope I enjoy being apart of this forum and thanks for any insight anyone can provide.
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